Photographic-printing device



Aug. 2l, 1923. 1,465,283 A. G. OGDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE Filed March '7 1921 Patented Aug. l21h-1923'. v I

UNITED -STATES PATENT/orner.:

. ASHLEY G. oGnEN, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

PHOTGBAPHIC-PRINTING DEVICE.

7 Appnoaaonialea mmh 7, 1921. serial No. 450,310.

l To all who-m it lmay comer/n.'

Be it known thatv I, ASHLEY G. OGDEN, a

i citizen of the United States, and a resident applied to la machine for photographically of Baltimore, county of Baltimore, and State of Maryland, have invented -certain new and usefulV Improvements' in PhotoL graphic-Printing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to photographic printing devices and is herein disclosed 'as producing lithographie plates, the machine illustrated being -of the fneral type shown in the atent to Ogden, eissue No. 111,517, dated eptember 3, 1918. In such and other machines a sensitized surface of relatively lar dimensions is used to receive a plurality of exposures or prints from a single I small negative, and these exposures upon 4over apart of th'eir surface.

. holder fir the sensitized surface must be aligned and centered with very reat accuracy, since the plates are often use as part of a systernsef color printing, with the result that almost microscopic irregularities in the centering .of lthe various exposures result in the production of plates which. print imperfectly For the purpose of obtaining greataccu- Aracy in printing upon or exposing such ser- `r`sitizedv surfaces, the negative, 'as shown said reissue atent, is mounted ina negative carr1 brought accurately Yto the various `positipns -desired by suitable screw drives which carry extremely rigid tracks. The holder for the sensitized surface is shown. as,

vv`.to the rst shaft 16, and provided with rock them alo mounted in a cradle in the u per' one'aof these carriages, the vcradle being -slidablevertically to enable the sensitized surface to r be raised and then shifted across the. ne aer j y y i cradle. 8 the plate-holder 7 therein inl .According to the'.l resent'invention theA Y i tive without'the likelihood of injuring ei during the transverse shifting.'v

cradle may slide vertlcally'against smO surfaces preferablv on. two adjacent sides of the carriage an sition against saidsur'faces byspring' de; vices which brace the cradle firmly enough to bring the plate-holder" and the' sensitized surface in it to the desired position .and yet Icarriage Y n In. 'order-lift the cradle 8 and with it Athe plate-holder 7 toenable it to be safely may be pressed into po-A fil the end Figure 2 is a sectional view of a detail showing a spring upon the carriage pushing the cra le into position.

The massive table 1 of the printin device is supported on legs 2 and is provi ed with a V-shaped rail 3 and a Hat rail 4 so that a main carriage 5 may be slid back and forth overthe table 1 by the usual screw drive 6. The sensitized surface holder or plate-holder 7 is supported in al cradle 8 of a secondary carriage 9 by lugs 10 which project inwardly to a short distance from the side pieces 11 of a frame seated in the cradle 8. The secondary carriage 9 is shiftable on the V- shaped rail 12-and flat rail 13 of the main bythe usual screwr drive 14.

shifted across .the table-thy either the drive 6 or the. drive 14,. there-is provided upon the v secondary v'carriage' 9 a' handlev 15` which is y held in a .table Asupport ofv .great maivenessso that superposed shiftable` across the table mayl bey adapted to lift the cradle because it operates a shaft 16 having rockarms 17 thereon connected byklinks 18 to one of the side ieces arms 23connecte'd. by links 24 to another side `'piece of the cradle f8, with the result that when 'the handle -15 is operated the two sliafts 16, and 19 rock together and lift the horizontal-position. l

` In; order-lf center-the cradle 8 in the secondary Acarriage 9 the side piece 25 and piece 26of the secondary carriage are rovlded with `smooth vertical faces or i es 27 against which bear wear'pieces 28 ast on the adjacent members of the cradle 8." The faces 27 are often lugs planed smoothi von the respective members 25 andI 26 of the secondary carriage 8 and may be comparatively. narrow,only wide enough of the cradle 8. The rock arms-17 li t one to'obtain adequate wearingsu'rface. and not i have a surface which covers enough area to gather a great deal of dust and thus possibly throw the cradle 8 out of line. In order to press the cradle 8 against the vertical pieces 27 by its wear pieces 28 in the structure here vertical solid pieces 2'1?. The spring devices are herein shown as comprising strong spiral springs 31 embracing bolts or rods 32 which terminate in broad flat wear pieces or slides 33 against which the springs bear and which in turn have polished faces bearing against polished surfaces pon the cradle 8. The springs 3l thrust against the wear pieces 33 because their outer ends thrust strongly against the upturned ends 34 of brackets 35 strongly bolted to the adjacent member 29 or 30 of the subsidiary carriage 9. To prevent the springs 3l from expanding too far the rods 32 are threaded at their outer ends at 37 and are provided with nuts 38 which limit the throw of the bolts -or rods 32.

It will be noted that this structure pres vents any jamming of the cradle in the subsidiary carriage, since the springs 3l yield and permit the cradle to shift where there is tendency to jam, Owing to the rigidity ofthe carriages 5 and 9 and the table l, the usual pressure head 40 can be used with impunity to overcome the friction of the spring-pressed wear pieces upon the cradle without distorting any part of the' device.

Having thus described one embodiment of my invention, what I claim isz;

1. In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support of a cradle adapted to be moved to and from said support, a carriage'for supporting the cradle, guides for the cradle on the carriage located on adjacent sides thereof, and springs in cooperation with said cradle and carriage for holding the cradle against the guides.

2. In a, photographic printing device, the

combination with a negative support, of a` cradle adapted to be moved to and from said support, a carriage in which the cradle is so moved, smooth guides for the cradle at two adjacent sides of the carriage, springs upon the other two sides of the carriage, and slides bearing against the cradle and held by said springs to hold the cradle against the guides. v

3. In-` a photographic printing device, the

combination with a negative support, of

cradle adapted tobe moved to and from said support, a carriage slidable transversely of the support and upon which the lradle is hung, guides on said carriage for the cradle at two adjacent sides thereof, and yieldable devices in cooperation with said cradle and carriage for holding the cradle adjacent said guides as it moves to and from the support.

4. In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support, of a cradle for supporting a sensitized surface, a main carriage slidable upon the support to carry the cradle transversely of the support, a secondary carriage slidable transversely of the main carriage to carry the cradle transversely of the supp-ort and at right angles to its first motion, lifting devices upon the seconda-ry carriage for lifting the cradle from the support, guides for said cradle for holding it against sliding on said secondary carriage in two transverse directions, and strong springs in cooperation with said cradle and secondary carriage for holding the cradle against its guides.

5. In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support, of a cradle for supporting a sensitized surface, a main carriage slida-bl'e upon the support to carry the cradle transversely of the support, a secondary carriage slidable transversely of the main carriage to carry the cradle transversely of the support and at right angles to its irst motion, lifting devices upon the secondary carriage for lift ing the cradle from the support, guides for said cradle for holdingit against sliding in two transverse directions, brackets upon the secondary carriage, and springs mounted upon said brackets and adapted to hold the cradle to its guides.

6. In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support, of a cradle adapted to be moved to and from said support, a carriage for said cradle, 'means for shifting the cradle transversely of the support, guides on said carriage for said cradle for holding it against sliding in 'two transverse directions, strong springs incooperation with said carriage and cradle for holding the cradle against its guides, and means for positively moving the cradle toward and from the support.

7 In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support, of a cradle adapted to carry a sensitized surface and be moved to and from said support, a carriage for said cradle, means for shifting the cradle transversely of the support, guides on said carriage for said cradle for holding it against sliding in two transverse directions, strong springs in cooperation with said cradle and carriage for holding the cradle against its guides, means for sitively1 moving the cradle'toward and rom the support, and a pressure head for press- "111g the sensitized surface against the negati-ve.

, 8. In a photographie printing device, the

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combination with a negative support, of a support for a sensitized surface, a cradle for holding `one of said supports, a carriage for shifting the cradle across the other support, a device in said carriage for yieldably holding the cradle against sliding, and means upon the carriage for positively shifting the cradle to carry the sensitized surface toward and from the other support.

9. In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support, of a support for a sensitized surface, a cradle for carrying one of said supports, a carriage for shifting the cradle across the other support, a device in said carriage for resiliently holding the cradle against sliding, means upon the carriage for positively shifting the cradle to carry it toward and from the other support, and a pressure head adapted to force one support against the other.

10. In a photographic printing device, the combination with a negative support, of a cradle for sup rting a sensitized surface, a carriage for s ifting the cradle across the support, guides in said carriage for holding said cradlev against sliding in two transverse directions, strong springs in the carriage for holding the cradle against its guides, a pressure head adapted to press down upon a sensitized surface in the cradle v to carry it against the negative, and means for lifting the sensitized surface away from the ne ative. ,f

11. n a photographic printing device,

the combination with a negative support, of a cradle for supporting a sensitized surface, a carriage for shifting the cradle across the support, guides in said carriage for holding said crad e against sliding in two transverse directions, stron springs in the carriage for holding the crad e against its guides, a pressure head adapted to press down upon a sensitized surface in the cradle to carry it against the negative, means for lifting the sensitized surface away from the negative, and means for positively moving the cradle toward and from the support.

12. The combination with a negative support, of a support for a sensitized surface, a means for accurately positioning one of said supports relative to the other, said means comprising two guides arranged at an angle to one another, and a thrustdevice for exerting component forces upon one of said supports to urge the same against said guides.

13. In a photographic device, the cornbination with a negative and a sensitized surface, of a support for holding one of them in moving it relative to the other, a carriage for said support, at least two guides on said carriage arranged at an angle to one another, and a device in cooperation with said carriage and support, said device being adapted to urge said support into intimate engagement with one of said ides.

In testimon whereo I have afiixed my signature to t is specification.

ASHLEY G. OGDEN. 

